Mop and brush holder



ay 1931- 'M. REDLINGER MOP AND BRUSH HOLDER Filed Aug. 15, 1929 Patented May 26, 1931 UNITED STATES PATE-NTOFFICE A'r'rHIAs REDLINGEJRI, or FREEPORT, ILLINOIS MOP A m BRUSH HOLDER Application filed August 15, 1929. SerialNo. 386,132.

My invention relates to cleaning implements of the type employing a plurality of cleaning tools and refers especially to connectors adapted to hold cleaning tools, such as of mops and brushes whereby the plurality of handles are eliminated.

Another object of my invention is to provide a connector withwhich the operator may quickly and easily change to any desired mop or brush.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a connector which, through a simple fastening means, may be held either rigidly to the handle .or may be permitted to move freely as desired.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a cleaning implement having the advantages set forth which may be economically manufactured at a comparatively low cost. 1

Other objects and advantages of my improved construction will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description and the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a top view of my improved cleaning implement showing the manner in which the mop frame is held;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the connector;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1 showing the mop in the two limiting positions;

Fig. 1 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

The connector is attached to the customary type of mop handle 7 through a sleeve-like supporting member designated generally by 8 which passes over the handle and may be attached thereto by any suitable means as by screws or nails 6. The forward end of the member 8 is provided with opposite ears 9 and 10 positioned on either side of the member and adapted to receive a rivet or bolt 11 passlng transversely thereof and through the. ears.

A holder designated generally by 12 is attached to the ears 9 and 10 through bolt 11 and upstanding ears 13 and let on the holder and is provided on its forward end with a transverse depression 15 and longitudinal depressions 16 and 17. A bolt 18 passes through the bottom. of the holder and extends upward between thelongitudinal depressions 16 and 17. The rear of the holder is provided with an upstanding tongue 19 extending backward and upward within the support 8, limiting the downward movement of the holder by contact aga-inst the upper side of the support and cooperating with a latch presently to be described, to maintain theholder in a fixed position. A T-shaped clamping member 20. is fastened down upon the top of the holder by means of a wing nut 21 and is provided on its lower surface with a transverse depression 22 adapted to cooperate with depression 15 of the holder, and a longitudinal depression 23 adapted to cooperate with the longitudinal depressions 16 and 17 of the holder, in holding therein the ends 24 and 25 of the brush or mop frame 33 which enter through the open- 'ings provided by the transverse depressions 15 and 22 and are bent at right angles to lie in the longitudinal depressions 16 and 17. The upper end of the clamping member is of such width as to fit closely between the ears 13 and 14 to prevent lateral displacement and is provided with an upstanding ledge 20 which rests over the bolt 11. The clamping member serves to clamp the ends 24 and 25 when the wing nut 21 "is drawn tightly down. The holder12; is adapted to move about the bolt 11 between the positions'shown in Fig. 3, the downward movement thereof being stopped by contactof the tonguef19 against the upper surface of the supporting member 8, the upward movement thereof being stopped by contact of'thetongue against the lower side of the member 8. v

hen the holder is in its upper position a latch, designated generally by 26, resting in a channel 27 formed on the upper side of the supporting member 8 and having a downwardly projecting end 28, is adapted to bear against a flattened end 29-of the tongue 19, r g to fixedly clamp the holder between 7 or mop.

the lower edge of the supporting member and the upper edge thereof. The rear end of the latch 26 is provided with a finger clasp 30 formed by bending the latch member back upon itself, the outer end 31 of the member acting as a spring to prevent accidental longitudinal movement of the latch.

While I have indicated a brush in dotted lines indicated generally by 32 attached to the wire frame 33 it will be obvious that any of the common types of brushes or mops may be formed in the same manner and employed with my invention. It will be seen that by withdrawing the latch 26 to its rear position the holder 12 may be moved, in operation, between the two positions shown in Fig. 3. This will be found to be desirable for many types of household work. On the other hand, if the latch is moved forward to the dotted line position shown ,in' this figure when the holder is in its upward position, the end 28 of the latch will engage the end 29 of the holder and hold the same fixedly in this position. This position will be found to be advantageous when it is desired to apply pressure to the mop in position. It will be obvious that the mops or brushes are readily interchangeable, it only being necessary to partly unscrew the wing nut 21 to remove the brush position-ed therein and to insert a different brush Thus one handle may be made to serve for a large number of mops and brushes adapted for different types of work and eliminate the necessity of storing and handling awkwardly shaped handle attached mops and brushes. It will be obvious that the brushes and mops themselves may be easily and conveniently handled and stored, and, through my improved connector, attached and used as desired.

While I have thus described and illustrated a specific embodiment of my invention I am aware that numerous alterations and changes may be made therein without materially departing from the spirit of my invention and I do not wish to belimited except as required by the prior art and the scope of the following claims in which I claim p 1. A cleaning implement of the character described having a handle, a cleaning tool, and a connector arranged to support said tool upon said handle comprising a supporting member attached at its upper end to said handle and having oppositely disposed ears at its lower end, a holder pivotally supported between said ears to move between limiting positions, said holder being provided with a baekwardly and laterally extending tongue arranged to engage opposing sides of said supporting member to determine the limiting position of said holder, and means for attaehing said cleaning tool to said holder.

2. A cleaning implement of the character described having a handle, a cleaning tool,

sides of said supporting member to determine the limiting positions of said holder, and a latch having slidable engagement with said supporting member and actuated from the upper edge thereof arranged to act upon said tongue to retain said holder in one of said limiting positions. 7

In witness of the foregoing I atfix my signature.

MATTHIAS REDLINGER. 

